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Public Health News Round Up, June 6, 2025

Hey, so what are we about? Every day, This Week in Public Health brings you the most important research, policy updates, and innovations shaping the field. We curate peer-reviewed studies, translate complex findings into clear, actionable insights, and highlight emerging trends so public health professionals—and anyone who cares about community well-being—stay informed. Our goal is […]

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Nutrition

Each Step Toward Assimilation = 3% More Junk Food

When 30-year-old Carla moved from Peru to New Jersey, she brought more than her suitcase. She brought her recipes: quinoa soups, fresh ceviche, and grilled plantains. But by her fifth year in the U.S., those recipes had faded behind boxed pasta, frozen meals, and fast food combo deals. “It was faster, cheaper—and it just felt […]

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Interview

A Conversation with Marissa McKool

Marissa McKool, MPH, knows burnout from the inside out. After more than a decade in public health, including leadership roles at UC Berkeley’s Wallace Center and the CDC, she found herself overwhelmed, exhausted, and doubting whether the career she loved was sustainable. Coaching changed everything. Now, as The Public Health Burnout Coach, she helps women […]

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Society

What Happens When Hospitals Come to Your Home?

That’s the dream, right? No sterile fluorescent lights. No noisy hallways. Just healing in the comfort of your own bed. That’s the promise of Hospital at Home (HaH), also known in the UK as virtual wards. It’s a growing model where patients get hospital-level care, like IV meds, vitals monitoring, and daily check-ins, right from […]

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News

Public Health News Update, June 2, 2025

A little late today. That’s cause JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER. Act Now—Transform Public Health with Your Support! Subscribe free to This Week in Public Health for weekly, expert-curated insights and actionable updates. As a fully self-funded platform, your subscription and shares sustain our vital mission. ⚡ Time is critical! Share this blog now […]

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Public Health News Round Up

Time is Running Out—Sustain Public Health Today! Receive trusted insights that empower you to make immediate community impacts. Our fully independent, self-funded work depends on your subscription. 🔥 Your action matters—share this blog right now to expand our critical network of changemakers! Here’s what we have next week. COVID variant NB.1.8.1 spreads rapidly across 22 […]

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Mental health

1 in 4 ‘Gambling-Traders’ Show Signs of Gambling Disorder

TL;DR: A new study reveals that some retail investors blur the lines between gambling and trading—especially younger men drawn to cryptocurrency and high-frequency trading. One in four in this “gambling-trader” group shows signs of gambling disorder. Picture this: A 32-year-old man opens a trading app on his phone. Before finishing his coffee, he’s bought and […]

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Public Health News Round Up, May 28, 2025

Act Now—Transform Public Health with Your Support! Subscribe free to This Week in Public Health for weekly, expert-curated insights and actionable updates. As a fully self-funded platform, your subscription and shares sustain our vital mission. ⚡ Time is critical! Share this blog now and empower others to join our independent movement! America’s Best Children’s Hospitals […]

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A conversation with Amanda Haboush-Deloye

How can we ensure that public health efforts truly reach the communities most in need, especially in times of crisis? Dr. Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Executive Director of the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research & Policy and Associate Professor at UNLV, has spent her career asking (and answering) this question. With a deep commitment to culturally competent […]

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Research

What Is Microsimulation and How Can It Help Public Health?

In the quest to shape healthier communities, public health professionals rely on more than intuition—they need powerful tools to predict outcomes, test policies, and understand complex systems. One such tool, often operating behind the scenes, is microsimulation modeling. Microsimulation might sound technical, but its core idea is simple and powerful: simulate the lives of individuals—one […]

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Mental health

What Happens When Recovery Homes Run Out of Funding?

Every day, more than 200 people in the U.S. die from an opioid overdose. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)—like methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone—save lives. But medication alone isn’t enough. People in recovery also need stable, supportive places to live. That’s where recovery homes come in. These homes, often run on shoestring budgets and sheer […]

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News

Public Health News Update, May 26, 2025

Happy Memorial Day to our U.S. colleagues. It’s kind of hard to be the right* amount of patriotic these days. Stay strong out there peeps. Be a Changemaker—Support Independent Public Health! Stay informed with the latest developments and actionable strategies. Your free subscription directly supports our self-funded mission to deliver crucial updates weekly. 💡 Every […]

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